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MeSH Heading: Fundulidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.850.280.214
Unique ID: D023781
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D023781
Annotation: do not confuse entry term TOPMINNOWS with gila topminnows in the family Poeciliidae = CYPRINODONTIFORMES; do not confuse entry terms KILLIFISH (Fundulus heteroclitus), GULF KILLIFISH (Fundulus grandis), or ATLANTIC KILLIFISH with KILLIFISHES or with JAPANESE KILLIFISH see ORYZIAS; killifish unspecified goes under KILLIFISHES
Scope Note: Family of small, surface-dwelling fish that inhabit fresh and brackish waters, and coastal marine areas.
Entry Term(s): Atlantic Killifish; Fundulus; Fundulus grandis; Fundulus heteroclitus; Gulf Killifish; Killifish; Killifish, Gulf; Mummichog; Topminnows
Registry Number: txid28756
Related Numbers: txid34779; txid8077; txid8078
Previous Indexing: Killifish (1976-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0367411
Registry Number: txid8078
Scope Note: Common name for the species Fundulus heteroclitus.
Terms: Killifish Preferred Term
Term UI T421127
Date08/08/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Fundulus heteroclitus
Term UI T421109
Date08/08/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Mummichog
Term UI T421138
Date08/08/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Atlantic Killifish
Term UI T421139
Date08/08/2000
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

Fundulidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2023